When Gorea Christine Jensen was born on 17 August 1856, in Aaker, Sønder, Bornholm, Denmark, her father, Jens Hansen Schou, was 36 and her mother, Kathrine Marie Folkmann, was 31. She married Herman Larsen Munch on 19 September 1880, in Aaker, Sønder, Bornholm, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Bornholm, Denmark in 1860 and Nexø, Bornholm, Denmark in 1901. She died on 22 September 1919, in Neksø, Bornholm, Denmark, at the age of 63.
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The Copenhagen Waterworks was the first waterworks in Denmark and served the community until 1951. It was one of the first buildings to be built outside Copenhagen's old city walls.
The Copenhagen Zoo was founded in 1859 and is one of the oldest zoos in Europe. It was founded by a ornithologist named Niels Kjaebolling and the first animals that were at the opening were eagles, chickens, ducks, owls, rabbits, a fox, a seal and a turtle. The oldest building still is in use as a stable for the yak exibit. It is open everyday from 9:00am to 8:00pm (20:00).
World War I. Denmark remains neutral throughout the war.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Lars, Holger, Einer, Jorgen, Bent, Knud, Per, Ove, Morten.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Jens, a shortened form of Johannes (see John ). This is the most frequent surname in Denmark. In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the variant Jenssen . Compare Jenson 2 and Johnson .
English: variant of Jennison .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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